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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ... ?
Ex-judge is redirected, not retired
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 22, 2008
Question: What ever happened to Marie Milks, the state trial judge who retired from the bench in 2004?
Answer: Milks was a highly regarded jurist who earned praise from both city Prosecutor Peter Carlisle and state Public Defender Jack Tonaki when she retired as a Circuit Court judge after nearly 24 years on the bench.
Milks, 64, a former deputy public defender, presided over numerous high-profile criminal cases, including Hawaii's notorious multiple-murder defendants Orlando Ganal and Byran Uyesugi.
She remains active in the legal world by working as a mediator/arbitrator for civil cases ranging from personal injury to contract to medical malpractice disputes. And she continues to be involved in a range of community activities.
The Roosevelt High School graduate helped raise money for renovations to the school's stadium. She sits on the boards of the YWCA and Make-a-Wish Foundation of Hawaii. She is a soccer coach.
Milks, who once was a legislative aide to the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, also found time to campaign for President-elect Barack Obama -- making phone calls, holding signs and, as she puts it, "wringing my hands, getting nervous."
"I'm not retired," she said. "I'm redirected. I'm still working but I'm working differently."
She said one blessing in leaving the bench was that when she underwent medical examinations to get life insurance, she learned she was a type 2 diabetic. Her health is better; she watches her diet and she lost 15 pounds.
The St. Louis Heights resident can be seen around town when she goes on her daily one-hour walk each morning along different routes in Kaimuki, Manoa, Ala Moana and other communities.
She views her mediation/arbitration work as her first job. Her second, she said, is to be healthy.
"I feel lucky," she said. "I got a new lease on life."
Question: What ever happened to Marie Milks, the state trial judge who retired from the bench in 2004?
Answer: Milks was a highly regarded jurist who earned praise from both city Prosecutor Peter Carlisle and state Public Defender Jack Tonaki when she retired as a Circuit Court judge after nearly 24 years on the bench.
Milks, 64, a former deputy public defender, presided over numerous high-profile criminal cases, including Hawaii's notorious multiple-murder defendants Orlando Ganal and Byran Uyesugi.
She remains active in the legal world by working as a mediator/arbitrator for civil cases ranging from personal injury to contract to medical malpractice disputes. And she continues to be involved in a range of community activities.
The Roosevelt High School graduate helped raise money for renovations to the school's stadium. She sits on the boards of the YWCA and Make-a-Wish Foundation of Hawaii. She is a soccer coach.
Milks, who once was a legislative aide to the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, also found time to campaign for President-elect Barack Obama -- making phone calls, holding signs and, as she puts it, "wringing my hands, getting nervous."
"I'm not retired," she said. "I'm redirected. I'm still working but I'm working differently."
She said one blessing in leaving the bench was that when she underwent medical examinations to get life insurance, she learned she was a type 2 diabetic. Her health is better; she watches her diet and she lost 15 pounds.
The St. Louis Heights resident can be seen around town when she goes on her daily one-hour walk each morning along different routes in Kaimuki, Manoa, Ala Moana and other communities.
She views her mediation/arbitration work as her first job. Her second, she said, is to be healthy.
"I feel lucky," she said. "I got a new lease on life."
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